The tournament that started on Thursday afternoon at 15h00 concluded at 16h30 today with the prize giving. Over the course of the weekend there were absolutely brilliant games. U/15 teams of this era would possibly have beaten many a first team...

In June 2009, while many were enjoying a fantastic Cape Schools Rugby Week, a freak accident changed the life of a young man forever. In a match between Wynberg Boys' High and Grey High School, Wynberg No. 8 and hard man Ryan Lok peeled away from a Grey scrum...

It is always going to cause one to stand up a little straighter when you see the word "biggest" used to describe a sporting event. Especially when we are talking about a sport like water polo which enjoys the spotlight briefly for the next few weeks as several big tournaments get underway.

It is always going to cause one to stand up a little straighter when you see the word "biggest" used to describe a sporting event. Especially when we are talking about a sport like water polo which enjoys the spotlight briefly for the next few weeks as several big tournaments get underway.

There can be no greater testament to the good health of schoolboy cricket than to view the result of the Sahara All-Star Twenty20 match played at St. Davids Inanda this weekend. The schoolboys came out on top against Protea opposition & relatively comfortably so. Granted, the spirit of the game was more festive than confrontational,...

A few weeks ago, while captaining a UCT rugby side, I had the opportunity of experiencing first hand an aspect of the beautiful game of rugby that thus far I had never experienced before. It as an aspect that is incredibly entrenched in South African sport in general but most glaringly in rugby.

The 2009 1st XV started the season off well with some good wins, but then lost their way midwaythrough the year with 3 losses in a row. The team failed to recover from this and this is evident intheir final results.

Saturday saw Cricket being played against Michaelhouse and the 1st XI enjoyed a hard-fought win over a strong and confident Michaelhouse XI. It was a close match and could have gone either way. On top of that, all of the A Teams also won and that is a fine achievement because it is not often that one can produce results like that against a strong cricketing school like Michaelhouse.

1st xi Cricket vs Hilton

Coming into the 1st game of the cricket season Westville's team was set back with a few injuries. With great overhead conditions and a good looking batting track Hilton won the toss and put themselves into bat. Bowling impressive lines Cody Gertze (3-27)maintained the pressure on the Hilton top order. Despite Mathews (35) and Slabbert (35) consolidating the innings with a reasonable partnership the Westville bowlers were able to restrict Hilton to only 172 runs.

The season has only just started with some big matches in store for the schools when the Nolands Cape Schools Cricket Week and the Michaelmas Cricket Week involves the top 30 school teams in the country. Stay connected to www.saschoolsports.co.za for all the updates.

The end to a typically eventful schoolboy rugby season means the dusting off of cricket whites and the courteous carnage of modern-day cricket. Of course, the nature of the KZN climate means that many a summer's morning is spent with pitch covering taking preference over play. However, the recent pattern of affording relatively recent matriculants an opportunity in the Dolphins' squad suggests that not only is KZN schoolboy cricket incredibly competitive, but a visit to your nearest oval will likely bring forth action of a provincial standard.

Whilst both Kearsney and St. Charles are up in Joburg for the Sahara Twenty20 at St. David's, there are a few mouth-watering local prospects for the upcoming weekend

Westville v Hilton

09:30-17:30 @ Westville

Westville have seemingly become the factory where future Dolphins are developed. Names such as Cameron Delport and Khaya Zondo suggest that the success of the First XI rivals that of their impressive rugby and soccer programmes.They are however currently struggling with injury concerns, including captain Tim Spence currently feeling the effects of a knee injury, as well as Sachin Reddy fracturing his thumb.

Former Dolphins' opening batsman Doug Watson is of the opinion that much of the squad has the ability to move onto higher honours and is confident that a few boys will convert the promise shown in the first term.

A player to watch is Nabeel Bhayla, who has been a consistent performer with the bat.

With seemingly endless depth, one would be forgiven for thinking that Hilton have a tough day ahead of them. However they did claim the scalps of Kearsney and Grey Bloem in the 1st term and no day of cricket is a formality (just ask Australia how they found the Ashes).

With the Sharks out of town and the weather becoming more conducive to leaving the house, heading to Wandsbeck Road would be worthwhile entertainment.

Clifton v Northwood

The relative new boys in terms of high school sport, the ever-exciting Clifton will be looking to continue their climb up the ladder when they face the boys from Durban North.

Glenwood v Michaelhouse

The fight for supremacy doesn't end when the rugby posts are taken down. Expect fireworks between two schools whose recent competitive streak transcends a range of sporting codes.

After a five month wait, there is no doubt that the boys will be raring to go (particularly those in their final season of schoolboy cricket). The opening rounds of any season routinely bring exciting results. Expect the combined influence of pre-season twenty20 and passionate school spirit to not only produce high scoring contests, but also a possible upset or two.

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